Tag: Senegal
“The mountain taught me to be humble”
Mohamed Tounkara is a computer engineer, former child of the military Prytaneum of Saint-Louis. He has just planted the flag of Senegal at an altitude of almost 4,810 m. This…
One land, one author: in Senegal with David Diop
Born in Paris in 1966, David Diop grew up in Senegal and is a lecturer at the University of Pau. He signs, withThe Gate of the Journey of No Return»,…
Sadio Mané and Asisat Oshoala voted CAF Player and Player of the Year
Senegalese Sadio Mané was voted African Player of the Year for the second consecutive time and beat Edouard Mendy and Mohamed Salah. Among the women, the Nigerian Asisat Oshoala was…
ECOWAS virologists meet to prepare for monkeypox
A meeting of the WHO World Health Organization emergency committee is scheduled for Thursday, July 21 to deal with monkeypox. This infectious disease, which is characterized by the appearance of…
Senegalese President Macky Sall supports peace process
Returning from Lusaka, Zambia, the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, made a stopover for a few hours in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, this Monday, July 18. He met…
Papa Ngady Faye, from Senegal to Italy, importer of African literature
Papa Ngady Faye is a Senegalese immigrant to Italy. Arrived illegally 17 years ago in the south of Italy, he started selling books in the street a bit by chance.…
Aristide Tarnagda (Burkinabè): “”Terre girdled” makes it possible to question my people through poetry”
The Avignon festival gives pride of place to Africa, particularly within the framework of the RFI reading cycle. This Sunday, it is “Terre ceinte”, a text by the Senegalese author…
Kalidou Koulibaly changes dimension by joining Chelsea
After eight seasons in Naples, Kalidou Koulibaly leaves Italy. The captain of Senegal has signed a four-year contract with Chelsea, who paid more than 37 million euros to secure his…
Desagana Diop, the ambition of a lion
Appointed Senegal’s new coach on Thursday July 14 after the dismissal of Boniface Ndong, former NBA player and number 8 in the 2001 Draft Desagana Diop is having a most…
Yewwi Asakan Wi’s alternates on the front line
In Senegal, legislative elections are scheduled for July 31, 2022. On the side of the main opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi, figures such as Ousmane Sonko, Aïda Mbodj or Déthié…